PAHARI ALOO PALDA

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Today I am sharing a wonderful recipe from the beautiful state of Himachal Pradesh .Himachal Pradesh apart from being blessed with breathtaking natural beauty, is also a wonderful blend of exquisite  pahari cuisine that gives any  one  a perfect reason to fall in love with this beautiful mountains dotted state. Himachali or pahari cuisine has a unique aroma and flavour to it due to the use yoghurt and cardamom and cooking on slow flame. Himachali dishes have a lot of influence of Punjabi and Tibetan style of food.I love recipes using humble potatoes.

Pahari Aloo Paldah is a flavorful yogurt based gravy made with basic spices. Goes with piping hot rice or rotis. One of the best Pahari dish I have had till date.This is my contribution for 129th #Foodiemonday #Bloghop theme #HimachalRecipes.

Recipe for Pahari Aloo P alda:

Ingredients:

2 Medium size Potatoes

1 Small Onion finely chopped

200 Gms thick Yogurt

1/4 Tsp Chilli Powder

1/4 Tsp Turmeric / Haldi

1 Tsp Coriander Powder

1/4 Tsp Garam Masala

1 Tbsp Raw Rice

1Tbsp Mustard Oil

Salt to taste

1/2 Inch Cinnamon Stick

2 Cloves

1 Green Cardamom

1 Black Cardamom

Pinch of Asafoetida

1/2 Tsp Jeera / Cumin

Coriander Finely Chopped (I did not have  stock so have not used)

Method:

Mix yogurt and turmeric in a bowl and keep it aside.

Peel the potatoes and  slice them into thick pieces and boil them and keep it aside. Make a fine paste of raw rice and green cardamom. Add this paste to the yogurt mixture and mix well.

Take a heavy bottom pan. Add mustard oil. As it reaches nearly smoking point add black cardamom , Cinnamon  stick , cumin seeds ,cloves and asafoetida. Once you get the aroma add the finely chopped onions and saute on medium flame untill translucent. Now add the boiled potato pieces, coriander powder,salt, chilli powder and garam masala. Toss the mixture untill all the potato slices are nicely coated with the masala for about 3-4 mins. Reduce the flame and add the yogurt mixture. Let it simmer for about 2-3 mins. Once done switch off the flame .

Serve hot with Rice or Rotis.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

31 thoughts on “PAHARI ALOO PALDA”

  1. The close up pic of the silky aloos completely captured my attention. Who doesnt love aloo? Loved the recipe and even though the region is different, the recipe is just transformed with basic masalas and spices available easily at home.

  2. This looks seriously delicious! Mustard oil must give it a very distinct flavour. I’m always looking for new potato recipes for my kids. Will definitely try this one very soon!

  3. I am literally drooling over this pahadi aloo. Just need few poori or roti to finish it off. Potatoes are my favorite in any form.

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